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Bike Share in Waterloo Region
#76
Simple: at every LRT stop!
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#77
(02-08-2019, 03:46 PM)Canard Wrote: Simple: at every LRT stop!

That would be good but not sufficient: while the LRT stops would be likely destinations, they won't usually be the origin of the jouney (or vice versa). But near most of the stops should be a no-brainer.
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#78
(02-08-2019, 03:46 PM)Canard Wrote: Simple: at every LRT stop!

Definitely a logical STARTING spot.
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#79
Yes. I didn’t mean ONLY at every LRT stop, I just meant that would be a logical first spot to mark on a map. Obviously they should be other places.

Isn’t DropBike supposed to be dockless though? Admittedly I’ve long forgotten about what their plan is.
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#80
Even dockless share uses gathering points where bikes are corralled after charging/repair. Dropbike calls these 'havens'.
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#81
SOME dockless systems do that, others allow you to park them anywhere.
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#82
DropBike pilot launching on Monday: https://www.kitchenerpost.ca/news-story/...cambridge/
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#83
(05-08-2019, 08:42 AM)goggolor Wrote: DropBike pilot launching on Monday: https://www.kitchenerpost.ca/news-story/...cambridge/

There's a rather comical error in the article where the author doesn't know what a "single-tier municipality" is.
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#84
(05-08-2019, 08:54 AM)danbrotherston Wrote:
(05-08-2019, 08:42 AM)goggolor Wrote: DropBike pilot launching on Monday: https://www.kitchenerpost.ca/news-story/...cambridge/

There's a rather comical error in the article where the author doesn't know what a "single-tier municipality" is.

The program is described as “a joint initiative between the Region of Waterloo and the three single-tier municipalities”. So the Region of Waterloo is co-operating with Ottawa, Toronto, and Hamilton? Cool!

No wonder politics is so screwed up…
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#85
More likely Guelph, Brantford, and Hamilton.
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#86
Bikes are arriving!!!

   
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#87
Where are the stations (er..."havens"?) located? I can't seem to find a map anywhere, save for the Engage map of all of the recommended spots.
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#88
(05-10-2019, 07:48 AM)MidTowner Wrote: Where are the stations (er..."havens"?) located? I can't seem to find a map anywhere, save for the Engage map of all of the recommended spots.

I have also not seen such a map.  I don't think it's been released yet, I am hoping to see it today.
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#89
So Dropbike has launched, though a bit quietly; perhaps because there's not a huge number of bikes available yet. Their hub areas, called 'havens', are also sparse just now; the ones I could find are the Kitchener Market, Queen Ion, and Waterloo city hall. Presumably more are to come.

There's also a defined usage boundary, but that's quite generous; it includes most of central Kitchener and Waterloo from just shy of the Parkway, up to Northfield.
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#90
(05-14-2019, 06:04 PM)KevinL Wrote: So Dropbike has launched, though a bit quietly; perhaps because there's not a huge number of bikes available yet. Their hub areas, called 'havens', are also sparse just now; the ones I could find are the Kitchener Market, Queen Ion, and Waterloo city hall. Presumably more are to come.

There's also a defined usage boundary, but that's quite generous; it includes most of central Kitchener and Waterloo from just shy of the Parkway, up to Northfield.

I actually found their boundary extremely restrictive. It doesn't even include all their havens--the one at the Aud is outside it.
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